Marguerite Duras Quotes
I know it's not clothes that make women beautiful or otherwise, nor beauty care, nor expensive creams, nor the distinction of costliness of their finery. I know the problem lies elsewhere. I don't know where. I only know it isn't where women think.
Topics
Confidence
Empowerment
Lying
Thinking
Individuality
Personal Growth
Self Perception
Self Worth
Beautiful
Inner Strength
True Beauty
Self-Acceptance
Self-Discovery
Inner Beauty
Authentic Beauty
Beauty Ideals
Beauty Myth
Beauty Perception
Beauty Standards
External Influences
Societal Expectations
Women's Beauty
Citations
Duras, Marguerite. The Lover. Translated by Barbara Bray, Pantheon Books, 1985, p. 19.
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Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu, known as Marguerite Duras (French: [maʁɡ(ə)ʁit dyʁas]), was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film Hiroshima mon amour (1959) earned her a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards.